Music Vehicular Deaths #7 - Razzle

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To me, this is another morbidly fascinating music series. After doing plane crash victims, here is #7 in my Music Vehicular Deaths countdown: Razzle. Born Nicholas Dingley, Razzle was the drummer for Finnish glam metal band Hanoi Rocks until 1984, when a car carrying him and Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil crashed in Redondo Beach, California. During a party, thrown by Neil, celebrating Hanoi Rocks' first US tour, Vince Neil and Razzle made a liquor store run in Neil's De Tomaso Pantera. Neil, driving drunk, was speeding and lost control, colliding with an oncoming car. Razzle was pronounced Dead on Arrival at South Bay ER, and the two occupants of the other vehicle were seriously injured. Neil received 30 days jail and, due to good behavior, was out in 10. He has since admitted, in a Blender interview, that he should have gone to prison. Although they've never risen above cult status, with a particularly dedicated fanbase in Japan and Scandinavia, Hanoi Rocks is considered a huge influence on the hair metal scene of the 1980's. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK, and have been cited as a major influence on bands such as Guns N' Roses, Skid Row, and Poison. (Info verified by Wikipedia)